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Letters from Edmund Blunden to Mary Blunden, 1918-1923

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MS. 6441/2
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Comprises:

  1. Letters, 29 Dec 1918-10 Jan 1919.
  2. Letters, 11 Jan-19 Jan 1919.
  3. Letters, 21 Jan-31 Jan 1919. One [retrospectively] censored. Envelope dated 24 Jan 1919 contains lock of hair.
  4. Letters, 1 Feb-12 Feb 1919, plus one undated page and original paper packet.
  5. Letters and telegraphs from Cricklewood, 28 Oct-29 Oct 1920; Northampton, 20 Nov-21 Nov 1920; Peterborough [researching John Clare], 22 Jun-1 Jul 1921; Dorchester [visit with Siegfried Sasson, including tea with Thomas Hardy], 29 Jul 1923; journey to Buenos Aires on SS Trefusis, 19 Jan-23 Apr 1922, with instructions left for Mary before the voyage and some manuscript verse, also note by Mary regarding letter dated 22 Feb 1922; unknown location, 9 Jul 1922; Derby, 6 Oct 1922, 21 Aug 1923, n.d.; Derby Cricket Ground, 22 Aug 1923; Clare, Suffolk, 11 Nov-18 Dec 1923; and letters from Mary Blunden to Edmund Blunden, 28 Jul 1923, n.d.; empty envelope and original packet.

Dates

  • Creation: 1918-1923

Extent

1 box (5 folders)

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. 6441/2

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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Weston Library
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